British Esports outlines Esports Nations Cup bid

Nationwide esports physique British Esports has revealed plans to safe Nationwide Workforce Companion standing for the inaugural Esports Nations Cup.

The physique, alongside a number of notable stakeholders from esports and conventional sport, goals to area a nationwide staff on the upcoming multinational occasion happening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Stakeholders supporting the bid embody UK-based esports organisation Fnatic, Esports Wales, Scottish Esports, the UK Esports Groups Committee (UKETC), and the Soccer Affiliation (FA). Notably, Esports Northern Eire is just not listed as a supporting accomplice.

Along with revealing these supporting the British Esports bid, the nationwide physique has opened functions for the function of Nice Britain’s Nationwide Workforce Supervisor. In line with a launch, the supervisor serves ‘as the first level of contact for the Esports Nations Cup’ and is accountable for choosing the coaches for his or her respective titles.

Functions for the function of Nationwide Workforce Supervisor are open now and shut on January twenty sixth. The brief turnaround is a results of the January thirty first deadline to use for a Nationwide Workforce Partnership.

Jeff Simpkins, chair of the UKETC, has put his identify ahead for the function, having expertise in managing the England soccer staff’s nationwide esports rosters. “I consider I’ve the required expertise, contacts, and skill to do the nation proud,” Simpkins wrote on social media.

Organised by the Esports World Cup Basis, the Esports Nations Cup sees gamers from internationally competing for his or her international locations throughout a wide range of titles.

Since its unveiling in August 2025, the occasion has secured offers with the likes of EA, Chess.com, and MOONTON Video games, who’ve change into publishing companions for the inaugural version happening in November.

The function of Nationwide Workforce Supervisor is funded via the Esports Nations Cup Improvement Fund, a $20m (~£14.8m) initiative to assist the expansion and improvement of nationwide groups.